Leap of reason : managing to outcomes in an era of scarcity / Mario Morino ; with essays by Carol Thompson Cole, Lynn Taliento, Jonathan Law and Laura Callanan, Isaac Castillo, David E.K. Hunter, Tynesia Boyea Robinson, Kristin Anderson Moore, Karen Walker and David Murphey, Patricia Brantley and Ethan D. Schafer ; edited by Lowell Weiss, Cheryl Collins.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / by Carol Thompson Cole -- Introduction / by Lynn Taliento, Jonathan Law, Laura Callanan -- Leap of reason: managing to outcomes in an era of scarcity / by Mario Morino -- Ideas into action: a framework to get you started -- Compendium of top readings for mission effectiveness -- Essays by experts and practitioners who are "walking the talk:" First, do no harm...then do more good / by Isaac Castillo ; Using a theory-of-change approach to helping nonprofits manage to outcomes / by David E.K. Hunter ; Managing to outcomes: mission possible / by Tynesia Boyea Robinson ; Performance management: the neglected step in becoming an evidence-based program / by Kristin Anderson Moore, Karen Walker, and David Murphey ; What it takes: building a performance-management system to support students and teachers / by Patricia Brantley ; An integrated approach to outcomes assessment / by Ethan D. Schafer.